Number of oral contraceptive pill packages dispensed, method continuation, and costs

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1107-1114

  Foster, Diana Greene ^a,b   Parvataneni, Ram ^a   De Bocanegra, Heike Thiel ^a   Lewis, Carrie ^a   Bradsberry, Mary ^a   Darney, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG COST; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; LOGISTIC MODELS; PREGNANCY TESTS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 33750508522     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000239122.98508.39     Document Type: Article

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